Bottle.



Patented August 16, 1904:.

UNITED STATES IATENT OFFICE.

WILLIS JOHNSTON, OF SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 767,819, dated August16, 1904.

Application filed January 23, 1904. Serial No. 190,286- (No model.)

T 0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIS J OHNSTON,E L citizen of the United States,residing at Schenectady, in the county-of Schenectady, State of NewYork, have invented a new' and useful Improvement in Bottles, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bottles, and has for its objectsto provide a measuring means and a locking and a non-refillable device,all contained within the neck of the bottle. a y

In the drawings herewith, forming part of the specification, Figure 1 isa central sectional view of my improved bottle in a vertical position,the lower cock or valve being closed. Fig. 2 is a similar View, thebottle being in a position for measuring or pouring out, the upper cookor valve being closed. Fig. 3 is a top view of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 isa crosssectional View of upper cock through line 0 O of Fig. 1. Fig. 5is a similar view through lower cock on line X X. Fig. 6 is aclappervalve. Fig. 7 is a key. Fig. 8 is atop View of the upper cock,the periphery being elongated or oval to fit into a bottle-neck of thatshape; and Fig. 9 is a sectional view of Fig. 8.

Similar numbers of reference refer to similar parts in the severalviews.

I will premise my description by statingbriefly that my inventionconsists of a ,double acting hollow cock, one opening being near the topand one near the bottom of the neck. The ports in the barrel are atright angles to each other, so that one or the other, or both, openingsin the cock are closed, the tWo never being open simultaneously. Thecock is preferably operated by a loose key, the bottle being alwayslocked, so that no person without a key can draw out any of thecontents. A valve between the upper and lower ports prevents therefilling of the bottle.

1 is the neck of a bottle, cylindrical in shape. In Fig. 2 the neck isenlarged to give more area between valves, so as to hold more liquid.

2 is a double-cock body having ports 3 3 at top and ports 1 1 at bottom.These sets of ports can be on a line with each other or at right angles.I show them on a line with cook, the bushing being turned out internallycone-shaped for the purpose fully explained in the operation.

. The body 2 is provided with a series of openings 11 12 13 to permitliquid to flow from the bottle into the neck, as shown in Fig. 2, (thearrows show direction,) and also to communicate with mouth of the bottlewhen cock stands as shown in Fig. 1. The bottom of the cock-body isclosed by a disk 14. The upper end of cock-body is also closed by a disk15, having two holes 16 on its face,or it may be provided with a stem 17as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. 'A- key 18, provided with two projections 19,is adapted to fit the disk 15, whereby the cock-body 2 is operated.

2( is a bushing of cork or any suitable material to form what is knownin the trade as a barrel for the upper part of the cock. This barrel isprovided with two U-shaped grooves 21 on opposite sides of andcoincident with the openings 3 3 when the cock stands as is shown inFig. 1.

22 is the lower barrel, provided with inverted-U-shaped grooves 23, saidgrooves being in alinement with the two openings 4 4c in the lower endof the cock, as shown in Fig. 2.

By reference to Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 5 it will be seen that the twobarrels 2O 22 are so placed in the neck of the bottle that the groovesare at right angles to each other. Dotted U- shaped lines show thegrooves in the barrels. 24. and 25 represent annular flanges secured tothe body of the cock to afford a means whereby barrels will be placed intheir proper respective places at top and bottom end of the body.

26 is an annular flange having a central opening to permit admission ofkey and egress for the liquid. This flange may be held in place byturning the glass at the mouth of the bottle over it or in any preferredway, the purpose of the flange being to act as a guard, so that the cockcannot be withdrawn.

The several parts may be made of aluminium, glass, lava, fiber, or anysuitable material, according to the contents of the bottle. If the twobarrels are made of glass, they may be blown in the bottle when it ismade, in which case the flanges 24: and 25 can be dispensed with.

To apply my invention to an ordinary bottle filled with liquid,theoperation is as follows: .If the two barrels are made of cork, theyshould fit snugly in the neck, where they may be held in place byapplying any suitable cement to the periphery to keep them from turningand in their relative positions, the flanges 24 and 25 being a stoplimit and also aiding to keep adjacent joints tight. The complete deviceis pushed down into the neck of the bottle to the desired distance. Itis understood that the valve, ball, and the bushing, with the hollowcone, are all in position in the hollow cock-body. The flange 26 maythen be used near the mouth and secured in place to we vent thewithdrawal of the cock. WVhether the cock stands in the position shownin Fig. 1 or Fig. 2 or any distance between, the bottle is always lookedand closed. To measure out a quantity of the liquid, insert the key inthe upper disk and turn it so that the openings in the lower barrel willcoincide with the openings in the cock, as shown in Fig. 2. Turn thebottle over as in the act of pouring, and the liquid will lill the neckand cock, the air escaping through the several ports into the body ofthe bottle. Stand bottle vertically and turn cock by means of the key sothat the upper openings in the cock and barrel are on a line, as shownin Figs. 1 and i, and by again turning over the bottle the contents ofthe neck may be poured into a glass or other vessel. From thisdescription it will be seen that when the lower valve is open the upperone is shut, and vice versa.

The clapper-valve controls the lower opening through the body of thecock. When in a vertical position, as in Fig. 1, it is closed; but whenbottle is turned over the ball rolls away and enters the cone, thuspermitting the clapper-valve to swing open. WVhen the bottle is heldhorizontally, this hollow cone causes the ball to roll against thevalve, and it is Being inside of the cock, this valve closed.

mechanism cannot be tampered with by the use of a horses hair, sand. orany other means to keep the valve open, so that the bottle can berefilled when empty, and by being provided with a locking means servantsor others cannot get at the contents unless they have a key.

Such being my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination of a bottle with a cockbody having a port near itsupper end and a port near its lower end, of a barrel at each end of thesaid ports placed within the neck of said bottle, and of a flat valveand ball within said cock, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a bottle with a cockbody having a port near itsupper end and a port near its lower end, of a barrel at each of the saidports and of a valve located within the cockbody, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of a bottle with a cockbody having a port near itsupper end and a port near its lower end, of a barrel at each end of thesaid ports placed within the neck ofsaid bottle, the upper end of saidcock being provided with means by which it can be operated, and of avalve, ball and cone operatively positioned within said cock,substantially as described.

i. The combination of a bottle with a cockbody having a port near itsupper end. and a port near its lower end and provided with a series ofopenings forming a communication between the neck of said bottle and theinterior of said cock, of a valve mechanism within said cock, the upperend of said cock being provided with means whereby it may be operated,substantially as described.

5. The combination of bottle with a cockbody having an inlet and anoutlet port, of a barrel at each of said ports, said barrels beingpositioned in the neck of said bottle so that when one port is open theother port is closed and vice versa, of a valve mechanism within thesaid cock-body, of a series of perforations in said cock-body betweenthe said ports, and of an annular flange placed at the mouth of saidbottle, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 20th day of January,

WILLIS JOHNSTON. l/Vitnesses:

JAMES J. SPIN, ALEX CHAPMAN.

